by Brenda L. Yoder | Nov 5, 2015 | Life
So you’re thirty something. It’s a great place to be. You’re still young, but not-so-young is on the horizon. You’re more grounded than ever. But it’s weird. You’re not that young kid any more. You have kids of your own. And you...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jul 5, 2015 | Parenting
I smiled, listening to my friend talk about her tween daughter and her daughter’s friend. The girls were entertaining themselves by taking selfies and filming videos on their phone. Inside, my heart sank at the new playtimes of selfies, videos, Instagram, and Youtube...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jul 27, 2014 | Parenting
I often share my testimony with women about my almost-near disastrous relationship with my only daughter. Five years ago I made hard decisions to change my lifestyle and behavior so I could salvage our relationship when she was a teen. She’s a recent college graduate...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jan 5, 2014 | For Women, Parenting
As the snow comes down, recent conversations with women flood my mind. Conversations with moms who are struggling with the past, the present, and the future. The conversations center on the image that women should be supermoms. In Victorian times, the image of...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Dec 2, 2013 | Life
The last few days my Facebook and Twitter feed has filled with “pray for the sex trafficking during the Super Bowl.” This is one area where prayer is futile without action or commitment to change. Forgive my boldness, but sex trafficking begins and ends...